HEY!no one reviewed!!TT I feel hated!

Spark:CG does not own anything in this story, 'sept maybe the plotline.

On with the fic!-

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Knuckles is now a few months older, he has his 2 front teeth and looks a little more mature, although not very tall. Knuckles is punching at the larger of the 2 punching bags and has been for 3-4 hours, and is sweating and breathing heavily.

"Can I stop now Tikal?" he panted to the older, wiser one who was also practicing running around the track. Tikal looked over at him.

"Yes you can stop." she quit running and walked over to him. After a few minutes of silence Knuckles said:

"I've been thinking about something,"

"Really? What?" asked Tikal getting a few berries off a bush nearby for lunch.

"Well, you always telling me I'm going to protect the Master Emerald and I was wondering...why? Why me?"he asked

Tikal smiled,"Well, you are the decedent of the guardian blood line passed down through the centuries, and as so your duty is to protect the Master Emerald from whatever may harm it. There was another guardian line before Chaos and that's where you came from or what blood line you came from anyway. Like...like your...mother before you and your children after you."

Knuckles could do no more than to stare at her.

"Of course you won't understand until your older!-;"Tikal giggled nervously.

"Riiiiiggggghhhhhtttt..."Knux responded.

"Now I think it's time you learned to forage for yourself"said Tikal as Knuckles ate some of the berries."And see some more of the island" Knuckles was immediately on his feet.

"Lets go!" he exclaimed excitedly. Tikal smiled. The farthest Knuckles had seen was a small water hole that was just outside the training grounds. He was thirsty for some new scenery.

"Ok, Lets see..." she said thoughtfully. "I know where we can go" she said leading the way. After about a ten minute walk, Tikal pushed away several ferns to reveal a waterfall. Knuckles stepped forward and looked into the crystle water, A small blue Chao wandered forward and ran into Knuckles' foot. Knuckles picked the strange creature up as it began to cry, as he had been taught to by Chaos. He picked a fruit off of a tree and gave it to the Chao which caused a heart to form over it's head. Tikal looked as more Chao came out of the bushes, she knew it was a good idea to bring him here.

They stayed for the rest of the afternoon until Knuckles and Tikal fell to sleep back to back with Chao all over them.

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--; uhhhhhh, sorry this chapter sucked! and was so short I'm getting writers block so bite me, the next chapter may take a while...

Spark: well R&R perhaps it will get her out of her funk...